Day 10 - A moment in the sun

Last night Brad forgot to take his tylenol right before bed, so about 5 hours into his first peaceful sleep, he woke in a huge amount of pain. Thankfully I had it all organized, and he took it right away, and within 30 minutes was feeling much better and more relaxed.

We have started weaning off the tylenol during the day. Yesterday was the first day where we cut the noon dose in half, and today as well, tomorrow he won't have a noon dose, and we'll see how he fares with that.

His hand gave a couple of spasms today, nothing serious or painful, just a little nudging reminder to do his mobility exercises. The doc at the hospital explained that he would be on anti-spasmatic medication for approximately 6 months so we were expecting some of this. Though I think it's cute how the boys think it is "SO COOL" that Dad doesn't have a heartbeat in his left arm.... Sebastien our middle child even commented "Think of the April Fool's day Jokes!"

Today we took in a sunbeam and tested the waters going for a ride in the country. We are looking at doing a local tour at Xa'ytem, and figured we would test the waters some before we signed up for any tours and such.

We enjoyed some sunbeams, and some extra exercise, as well Brad had a wonderful nap while the boys and I washed the floors. Tomorrow we're hoping to be able to do the planned tour and see how he does there.

Myself, I'm definitely still tired, not Day 3 after surgery tired, but between subconsciously checking up on Brad and dealing with three kiddos, add to that the cheerleading, and well, sometimes it mounts up on you and feels somewhat overwhelming. This blog has been a wonderful vent for me, and hoping that it is just as useful for family, friends, and those that are just starting to venture into this experience.